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| 699878615 | Ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area | |
| 699878616 | Biome | a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms | |
| 699878617 | what determines the biome | the climate conditions, temperature , rain fall | |
| 699878618 | where are tropical rain forest found | warm wet regions close to the equator | |
| 699878619 | what are characterisics of the tropical rainforest | contains the most spiecies of plants and animals, temp. do not very (warm+wet), soil is poor | |
| 699878620 | what are the characteristics of a tempret rain forest | less rainfall, 2 seasons, less spiecies | |
| 699878621 | what are the 4 layers of the rain forest | canopy, emergent, understory, forest floor | |
| 699878622 | biodiversity | the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) | |
| 699878623 | why are tropical rainforest important | biodiversity, winter homes to birds, source of many medicinal plants, and many food crops | |
| 699878624 | what is a desert | area that receives less than 25 cent. of rain a year | |
| 699878625 | What happens when it rains in a desert | evaportates rapidly | |
| 699878626 | What is the weather like in a desert | hot during the day...cold at night | |
| 699878627 | How do animals survive in the hot desert | underground burrows | |
| 699878628 | What is the most common plant in a desert | cactus | |
| 699878629 | transpiration | water-loss process | |
| 699878630 | characteristics of desert plants | small stomata, waxy covering on leaves, photosynthesis during the day, small or no leaves, leaves roll up during the day to hide from sun, | |
| 699878631 | How do desert plants get water | deep roots | |
| 699878632 | Where do desert plants store water | leaves and stems | |
| 699878633 | four types of deserts | hot, semiarid, coastal, cold | |
| 699878634 | What are characteristics of grassland biomes | flat, rolling lands, rich soil, not enough rainfall for trees, grows most of the worlds food , large animals make there homes there | |
| 699878635 | What are 2 types of grasslands | tropical and temperate | |
| 699878636 | What continent does not have grassslands | antartica | |
| 699878637 | why does a grassland become a grassland and not a desert or forest | too little rainfall to support trees and forests and too much rainfall to be a desert | |
| 699878638 | 3 types of grassland | Tall, mixed, short | |
| 699878639 | prairie soil | most fertile soil of all biomes | |
| 699878640 | plant adaptation | extra long roots to survive long periods with no rain and ability to roll up when hot and open when there is moisture | |
| 699878641 | animal adaptation | burrowing below the surface for protection ...animals on the grasslands have the ability to run fast because they have very few hiding places | |
| 699878642 | deciduous forest biomes | trees shed their leaves in the fall and grow new ones each year | |
| 699878643 | What has caused extiction to many animals in the deciduous biome | humans converting forest to agricultural land | |
| 699878644 | How many seasons in a deciduous biome | 4 | |
| 699878645 | how do animals adapt in deciduous forest | hibernate in the winter | |
| 699878646 | What is the soil like in a deciduous forest | fertile | |
| 699878647 | Taiga Biome | ... |
